Whats your favorite childhood memory?

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Mine is all the times we sat around the fire pit playing music, eating some delicious food and just talking. Usually ended the night laying under the stars and counting how many shooting stars we saw.

Lliam · Accepted Answer

I'll go with a couple memories from early childhood:

Swimming a lot in my neighbor's pool with other kids.
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When I was young, maybe 5, the first time my family went camping was to Yosemite. I enjoyed the camping experience. I loved being in the wilderness for the first time.

Some kids caught a gopher snake and I got to hold it. I was fascinated by snakes but had never touched one before.

We went to the park dump to see the bears that would rummage there and saw some bears up close. No fences, just a ranger standing by to stop people from doing stupid things like feeding the bears and taking selfies. Yosemite closed the dump in 1970 due to too many people getting injured.

We saw the Firefall off of Half Dome. That was discontinued several years later in 1968.

The entertainment by a ranger around a camp fire in the evening was fun. I still remember the words he taught us to the song "Row, row, row your boat".

Propel, propel, propel your craft
Languidly down the liquid solution
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically
Life is but an illusion
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When I was 6, I enrolled in the Indian Guides. On one outing, we went to the Indian Village at Knott's Berry Farm. A "real live Indian" in authentic Sioux ceremonial attire initiated us inside a real teepee.
When he asked me what Indian name I would choose, for some reason I said Red Eagle. He looked surprised and then said that was his name. Then he gave me two real eagle feathers. One of them was dyed red.

This was at a time when cowboy and Indian and cavalry versus Indian TV shows and movies were still popular and Indians were portrayed as savages. I thought Indians were cool, though, and felt honored by the Native American man - the first I had ever met. In a way, he was like a good-will ambassador, gradually changing "white" kids' perceptions.

This was two years before possession of eagle feathers was illegal.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

my friend's laughter... and how that was the one thing that would give me joy and happiness and made me feel alive, well connected to someone

that's still one of my most precious memories ever in my whole life, not just from my childhood... but yes, we happened to be just kids at the time

HeartFullOfGlue · Accepted Answer

When my family was driving cross country we stopped at this RV park. It was really pretty. It was shaded by really big trees and there was a rushing river near it that you could walk too (you could also raft in it but we didn't do that). Me, my little brother and a bunch of other kids who were there were blowing bubbles together and eventually started trying to catch them and eat them. They didn't taste good but it was fun. When we went back to the RV me and my brother watched Big Top Scooby Doo. I was so fucking afraid of the Werewolves in it, I thought one was under the bed and would grab me and pull me under if I got out.

Another one is when we stopped at a group of people watching the stars and watched with them. There was this old man there and he came up to me and my brother and asked if we wanted to see a magic trick. We said yes and he pulled off his finger and put it back on. We've tried doing that trick long after.

This is what the werewolves looked like

pppppkk · Accepted Answer

My first Christmas in America with my mother. It was around 2004, I couldn’t sleep that Christmas Eve because I was so excited. I got up exactly at midnight since it was technically Christmas and opened all the presents under the tree addressed to me. Maybe 15 minutes later, my older brother snuck down the hall and gave me his present and we stayed up playing. (This is really cute because he was like 28 at the time.) It was the first time I ever got presents and I didn’t realise how special it would feel. I don’t get presents anymore but I will always remember that night :)

Rab1901 · Answer

My basketball team won a championship in middle school, and I hit the game winning shot and won the MVP award. I remember feeling like I'd become a superstar in the NBA one day. That day never came haha but that amazing memory will never be forgotten.

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

Playing with my little brother before we lost our house. Used to ride the laundry basket down the stairs, completely fuck up the living room and clean it up right before our parents came home, we used to pretend we were the characters in our favorite shows. Sometimes we made up some pretty stupid games too.

Most of my other memories from my childhood kinda suck to be honest.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Lol not many but ones that do stand out.

Queueing for tickets at Newcastle City Hall for concert tickets, going to the gig, the atmosphere going, the atmosphere coming back on bus or if we walked back. Would be about 20 of us.

Camping in Northumberland with the same crowd above.

Anonymous · Answer

I remember my first day in foster care. In the morning, my mom took me to breakfast and I was five years old. I only have one or two good memories from when I was that age and from what I am told by other people is that they remember 1 or no memories at all from that age so I am lucky. My mom started explaining to me about my father’s death and how she couldn’t keep me because she was too unstable. I didn’t understand what she was telling me but I never thought that would be the last time I ever talked to her. There was a feeling of betrayal but I couldn’t explain to her how I felt because I was totally speechless.

AviatorTom · Answer

Similar to the picture. A bunch of families had cabins on the lake during summer and every Saturday night we'd have a huge bonfire. Each family had to tell a story or sing a song. It's where I learned the "On Top of Spaghetti" song.

Sparkie460 · Answer

I'm 54 years old and we still sit by the fireplace eating smores or toasted marshmallows while looking at the stars.

My most favorite childhood memory is being in the pool with my crush chasing each other around the pool to see who can get the other person's bathing suit off

Still-alive · Answer

There's sooo many but one that always sticks out for me was unwrapping the Super Nintendo system on Christmas of 1992! i got sooo many awesome memories playing this thing.

petitedollbabee · Answer

I have fond memories of playing video games with my brother after school, going to Gypsy fairs with my dad on weekends, travelling the country with my mother and step dad, staying with my sister once a month in another town while she was away at university - she’d let me stay up all night and eat junkfood and watch movies together, and talk to me about her assignments.

Emilyis · Answer

riding horses and 4 wheelers all day with my friends and having a picnic under the Huge Oak tree by the creek where our moms would leave a picnic lunch for us. and a swim in the creek afterwards or riding our horses in the creek it would usually only be like 2 to 3 feet deep.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I think it would have been my trip to Vancouver with my parents cause we went whale watching and I saw a family of whales following our ferry boat to the island and my parents got me this gorgeous souvenir pen that I loved so much and I developed feelings for a guy I hung out with during my vacation before Vancouver so I thought about him during the entire trip and I visited a large suspension bridge which I absolutely loved and the ferry boat was nice too.

Secretlyy · Answer

I don't have one! My childhood was filled with rage and mistreatment, but the only thing that made me feel good was watching my favorite shows, listening to my music, playing video games, and drinking alcohol. Sweets helped me relax as well!

Blackcosmo · Answer

The times we went to amusement parks and when my former classmates and I were always playing with each other. We had a pretty crazy connection or bond lol.

Shehnaz · Answer

I used to love buying new school stationary. Every now and then I used to collect unnecessary stationary items and would love to carry them to school.

Pyrofox · Answer

Swimming off of one of the Hawaiian islands with a huge coral reef and wild giant green sea turtles all around me it was fantastic.

NotTacocaT6969 · Answer

The day my father finally saw the ghost himself and apologized to me and my mother for calling us crazy.

DiamondsReal · Answer

My favorite memory when I was a kid was going to the park. I use to love going down the slides and playing on the monkey bars. It was fun. I use to Chase my brother and sisters and they'll Chase me. We stayed there till it got midnight. Now I don't do that any more.

On_cloud_wine · Answer

Me too! Mainly all the parties my mom threw at our house with her best friends and their kids.. Bonfires and flashlight tag, music and camping.. getting snowed in with all of them and sledding.. just being a wild crazy kid..

exitseven · Answer

All the times I spent with my friends in the summer.

josephinelcajon · Answer

Lots of good and bad hard to pick just one. I have to say just being together hanging out with my best friend. You know the one so close they dont even have to finish their sentence.

Rebecka33 · Answer

The 80's going to Doluth and Rochester and loving the 80's with my mom.

mstbooblover · Answer

Asking myself that question leaves me perplexed: I can't recall any favourite childhood memory... Lots of bad ones, and the others always shades of grey.

Paige_288 · Answer

I was playing with a mask and flippers in a pool that was only 1 foot deep but it's so fun I had sleep overs snd my dad made the best stake ever ❤I swam in the lake for weeks staying with my uncle

Fromdusktilldawn · Answer

Wow your memory is wonderful, what prevents you of doing it again?

In my case I remember how well everything was before getting insecure and low self confidence. As a kid I was just so free from such negativity

EmbraceThePain · Answer

Me beating up the PE teacher’s kid with my tin lunchbox in 1st grade.

Brady · Answer

Summer vacation, watching animal programs n also cartoons on TV, going 2 the library 2 check out animal books, n dreaming of the day I'd get a dog but turnd out a dog wasn't the right pet.

Staximus · Answer

Driving up the 101 and back in my dad's 1974 Suburban to the redwoods in Northern California. I think I was 6 or 7. The 300 foot tall trees were unreal, like being in another planet to a little kid

PeterLegg91 · Answer

Unwrapping my woody and buzz lightyear toys on Christmas day was 7 or 8 :D

Rockstarrrrr · Answer

Coming home from school to play some video games... Playing football with the guys... Staying up late and watching movies... Ah, good times

Ehjoh1 · Answer

Probably just enjoying Windows xp on PC with old flash player games and going to the Lake or sea with my father's old convertible.

jimmy2 · Answer

Child hood was a mess but at 18 we go to the creek with a keg and party

KrakenAttackin · Answer

This is a great memory you posted. I remember the 70's as a MUCH more simple time, with great music, and good friends.

vduong1988 · Answer

my child memory go to the beach and playing on the sand

Emerson28 · Answer

When we sat outside every night telling bedtime stories and watching the stars.

Waldoe · Answer

nursing at my mommy's breasts... I was just 23... lol

Anonymous · Answer

Um, showering with my mom. She was 26 at the time and had an amazing body. Would never do anything with her; but it is what I look for in physical features of women I want to date.

hostboy__fastestlaps · Answer

My favorite childhood was when I spent time with my play-aunt at age 12 to go swimming in a casino!

Jouth · Answer

I never had a childhood. I popped out of the whom a 29 year old man.

Anonymous · Answer

Checking out the color of the panties of my 5th grade teacher every time she would sit down with her legs kinda open

Mynameisbobby · Answer

Hanging out with my dad and just taking.

Bluemax · Answer

Summer vacations to Sequoia National Park.

Snsl153 · Answer

The end of it when I turned 18.

serious · Answer

Right now I cannot recall.

msc545 · Answer

Swimming in my parent's pool.

Dnice1 · Answer

My favorite ones were made at the beach 😊

Ballsack · Answer

The night I almost killed myself

driven159 · Answer

Don't have one childhood sucked

maximumpower · Answer

finally leaving home for good.

Jude_Wills · Answer

Visiting amusement park n water parks

SoJust · Answer

there 's a lot of

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EnglishEuropean · Answer

Sunday roast!

Anonymous · Answer

hanging out with friends

Anonymous · Answer

Swimming naked at the old swimming pool

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Playing soccer.

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